News of the Week

In science news around the world this week, an economic stimulus package pushes Japan's science spending to a record level, the European Food Safety Authority says pesticides threaten bees, delegates from 140 countries agreed to limit mercury pollution, and more.

U.S. Geological Survey Director Marcia McNutt announced that she is leaving her post and three rheumatologists have won the Crafoord Prize in Polyarthritis for the discovery of a DNA sequence that, when combined with smoking, dramatically increases the risk of rheumatoid arthritis.

A distant nebula bears a startling resemblance to Earth's humble manatee, researchers report an "increased sense of well-being" in Magh Mela festival attendees, this week's numbers report a record low number of global guinea worm cases, and join us for a live chat on the science of gun violence.